The Design 1020 ship (full name Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1020) was a steel-hulled cargo ship design approved for mass production by the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFT) in World War I.[1]
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | EFT Design 1020 |
| Builders | American Shipbuilding Company Superior Shipbuilding Company Buffalo Shipbuilding Company Chicago Shipbuilding Company Detroit Shipbuilding Company Globe Shipbuilding Company McDougall Duluth Shipbuilding Company Saginaw Shipbuilding Company Toledo Shipbuilding Company |
| Built | 1918–19 (USSB) |
| Planned | 92 |
| Completed | 92 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,500 dwt |
| Length | 251 ft 0 in (76.50 m) |
| Beam | 43 ft 5 in (13.23 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engine, coal fuel |
They were referred to as the "Laker"-type.[1] Production was spread out over ten shipyards,[1] the majority of which were owned by American Ship Building Company
- American Ship Building Company (21 ships), 10 at their Cleveland, Ohio shipyard[2] and 11 at their Lorain, Ohio shipyard;[3]
- Superior Shipbuilding Company (ASBC) (6 ships) at their Superior, Wisconsin shipyard;[4]
- Buffalo Shipbuilding Company (ASBC) (5 ships) at their Buffalo, New York shipyard;[5]
- Chicago Shipbuilding Company (ASBC) (9 ships) at their Chicago, Illinois shipyard;[6]
- Detroit Shipbuilding Company (ASBC) (15 ships) at their Wyandotte, Michigan shipyard;[7]
- Globe Shipbuilding Company (6 ships) at their Superior, Wisconsin shipyard;[8]
- McDougall Duluth Shipbuilding Company (10 ships) at their Duluth, Minnesota shipyard;[9]
- Saginaw Shipbuilding Company (12 ships) at their Saginaw, Michigan shipyard;[10] and
- Toledo Shipbuilding Company (8 ships) at their Toledo, Ohio shipyard.[11]
92 ships were completed for the USSB in 1918 and 1919.[1] Engines were coal-fueled triple expansion engines.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e McKellar, p. Part II, 581–584.
- ^ Colton, Tim (15 August 2015). "Globe Iron Works, Cleveland OH (later AmShip Cleveland)". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (August 25, 2015). "American Shipbuilding Lorain, Lorain OH (formerly Cleveland Shipbuilding [1886-1897 in Cleveland, 1897-1900 in Lorain])". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (19 August 2015). "American Steel Barge, Superior WI (Later Superior Shipbuilding and AmShip Superior)". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (17 August 2015). "Buffalo Dry Dock, Buffalo NY (formerly Bidwell & Banta [1808-1870], Union Dry Dock Co. [1871-1899], later AmShip Buffalo [1914-1962])". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (August 17, 2015). "Chicago Shipbuilding, Chicago IL (later AmShip Chicago)". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (19 August 2015). "Detroit Shipbuilding, Detroit MI and Wyandotte MI (formerly Campbell, Wolverton & Co. [1852-1862], Campbell & Owen [1862-1874], Wyandotte Shipbuilding [1872-1898] and Detroit Dry Dock [1874-1899], later AmShip Detroit [1913-1929])". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (28 August 2019). "Globe Shipbuilding (WWII), Superior WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (6 July 2013). "Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Duluth MN (formerly McDougall-Duluth Company and Barnes-Duluth Shipbuilding)". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (9 March 2016). "Saginaw Shipbuilding, Saginaw MI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Colton, Tim (20 August 2015). "Craig Shipbuilding, Toledo OH (Linn & Craig [1869-1882], J. Craig & Sons [1883-1889], Blythe Craig Shipbuilding [1890-1893], Craig Shipbuilding [1893-1905], Toledo Shipbuilding [1906-1945] and AmShip Toledo [1945-1982])". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
Bibliography
edit- McKellar, Norman L. "Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Part II, Contract Steel Ships" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921. ShipScribe. Retrieved 13 February 2021.